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It’s a good thing I waited a bit, though, since I was eventually able to chat a bit with Kate, the illustrator, who studied at The Columbus College of Art & Design<\/strong><\/a>, and convince her to share some of her other art work in one of these in-their-own-words random illustrator features I’m fond of doing these days. <\/p>\n Opening this post is one of Kate’s collages, not from that title, but more on that in a minute.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This post follows on the heels of the Carin Berger interview<\/strong><\/a>, which is fitting; both Carin and Kate use as their medium mixed-media collage. And what a perfect choice-of-medium for this particular title, about how all living things—trout, the leaves of Fall, bacteria, algae, caddisflies, shrimp, bears, people—are part of the circle of eating, growing, living, and dying. As Kirkus<\/em> nailed it, “{t}he illustrations are a testament to the fact that wondrous things can be created out of the pieces of other things, and thus, they reinforce the theme of interconnectedness that is the heart of this offering.” If you haven’t seen it, check it out (especially if you work in a zoo or nature center or an elementary science classroom). <\/p>\n “When Charlesbridge sent me the manuscript,”<\/em><\/font> Kate told me, “I was beyond excited. I had been thinking about how much fun it would be to work on a book that supports the environment. At the time, I was volunteering for the Seattle Aquarium, which was a great source for research. Also, at the same time, I was involved with donating art work to a local organization. When one of their volunteers stopped by to pick up my art, we got to talking. I asked him what he did, other than volunteering, and he told me he was a fish biologist! The timing of everything was meant to be. He was a wealth of information and made working on the book much more relaxing. He’s now a good friend of mine.<\/p>\n A lot of the papers I used in the book are hand-colored, but some are not. <\/p>\n I grew up on a river in Ohio and illustrating <\/em>Trout are Made of Trees was a nice time-travel back to my childhood.”<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n Pictured left is one of Kate’s editorial illustrations for Utne Reader<\/em>, and immediately below is one of her illustrations from Bella and the Bunny<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, written by Andrew Larsen<\/strong><\/a> and published by Kids Can Press in ’07. <\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/trout1.jpg\")
I’ve been wanting to do a quick post about nonfiction goddess April Pulley Sayre’s<\/strong><\/a> Trout Are Made of Trees<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, illustrated by Kate Endle<\/strong><\/a>, for a while now. It was released last year by Charlesbridge—way back in January, I believe—and sometimes I’m just slow. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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As I said, Kate’s also here to share some of her other very child-centered collage work, so well-suited for the youngest of children, so I’ll feature that below, let the art speak for itself, and then sign off. <\/p>\n
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